New Hampshire Department of Justice
10/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/30/2026 19:41
Disclosure of Law Enforcement Officers’ Names from October 8, 2026 Officer-Involved Shooting Incident in Bath, New Hampshire
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces the identity of the law enforcement officers who discharged their firearms during a shooting incident that occurred during a call for service on Thursday, October 8, 2026, in Bath, New Hampshire, involving Jeanne Seto (age 36).
The officers who discharged their firearms during the incident were New Hampshire State Police Trooper Brandyn Humberstone and Trooper Juan Vargas, as well as Lincoln Police Sergeant Kris Lowe.
Trooper Humberstone has been a law enforcement officer in the State of New Hampshire for two years and has worked for New Hampshire State Police during that time. Trooper Vargas has been a law enforcement officer in the State of New Hampshire for three years and has worked for New Hampshire State Police during that time. Sergeant Lowe has been a law enforcement officer in the State of New Hampshire for nine years and has worked for Lincoln Police Department during that time.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
It is anticipated that the report regarding the incident and whether the involved law enforcement officers' use of deadly force was justified will be released once the investigation is completed.
No further updates are expected until that report is released.
New Hampshire Department of Justice published this content on October 29, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on October 31, 2026 at 01:41 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]